September 2, 2008 (Tuesday)
- Canadian ice shelves have lost almost one-quarter of their area this summer, indicating significant and irreversible changes with the present climate. (CBC)
- China has developed a new generation of scalable processor code named Godson-3 that will simulate x86 architecture and be 80 percent as fast as an Intel equivalent. (TechReview)
- Google launches the beta of its browser Chrome that is anticipated to make a significant impact on what users can do through the internet. (Reuters)
- Gene variations for the vasopressin receptor could be a factor for fidelity. (ABC)
Read more about this topic: September 2008 In Science
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